A Lincoln Portrait

Thursday
February 12, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
E.J. Thomas Hall, The University of Akron
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Classic Series
A Lincoln Portrait
Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Akron Symphony Chorus
Hugh Floyd, chorus director
James Westwater, photochoreographer
Lindsay Kesselman, soprano
Timothy Jones, bass-baritone
Leon Bibb, narrator

IVES – Decoration Day
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Dona nobis pacem
UNGAR – Ashokan Farewell
SUNG – Lincoln’s Battle
GLASS – the CIVIL warS: Two Intermezzos (with James Westwater’s Before the Storm*)
COPLAND – Lincoln Portrait (with James Westwater’s The Eternal Struggle*)

* new works of photochoreography commissioned by the ASO for this concert

“A musical portrait of the life and times of the man who shaped our modern nation, with photographic images, narrative, and the poetry of Walt Whitman.”
- Christopher Wilkins

Pre-read the concert’s program notes by Dr. Richard Rodda

For a sneak peak at Mr. Westwater’s stunning work, click here.